APS Fellow Archive

The APS Fellow Archive is an historic record of every APS Fellow, from 1921 to the present. The details contained in the archive are intended to document an individual's institutional affiliation at the time of their election to Fellowship, and is not updated to reflect current information. For a current listing of an APS Fellow who is still an active member, or to search your institution for current APS Fellows, please use the APS Member Directory.

Baak, Van, David [2010]
Calvin College
Citation: For successfully refining and extending experiments used in the undergraduate curriculum and for promulgating the use of diode lasers in the undergraduate laboratory.
Nominated by: Forum on Education

Baartman, Richard A. [2009]
TRIUMF
Citation: For significant contributions to the theory and elucidation of collective instabilities and higher order aberrations in particle accelerators and beamlines.
Nominated by: Division of Physics of Beams

Babb, Stanley E, Jr. [1977]
University of Oklahoma
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Bachynski, Morrel P [1968]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics

Back, Birger Bo [2001]
Argonne National Laboratory
Citation: For his elucidation of the role of vibrational resonances in fission and for the identification and characterization of quasifission, a new mode in the interaction of heavy ions.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics

Back, Christina Allyssa [2004]
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Citation: For the quantitative application of x-ray spectroscopy that has advanced the understanding of high energy density plasmas in the areas of x-ray hohlraums, radiation transport, and high efficiency radiation production.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics

Badash, Lawrence [1987]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For his research in the history of modern physics, especially radioactivity and nuclear physics.
Nominated by: Forum on the History of Physics

Baden, Andrew Robert [2004]
University of Maryland
Citation: For exceptional work in hadron collider physics, including instrumentation and ideas that contributed to the top quark discovery.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields

Bader, Samuel David [1990]
Argonne National Laboratory
Citation: For wide-ranging and innovative contributions to the understanding of physical phenomena in magnetism superconductivity, surfaces, and interfaces.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics

Baer, Helmut Willy [1988]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For efforts in development of a spectrometer for neutral pions and its exploitation in physics research, specifically charge-exchange reactions.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics

Baer, Howard Arthur [1998]
Florida State University
Citation: For contributions to the search for new states of matter and for elucidating the observable consequences of weak-scale supersymmetry.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields

Baer, Thomas [1985]
No Company Provided
Citation: For the development of the technique of photoelectron photoion coincidence (PEPICO) and its application to the reactions of state selected ions.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics

Bagger, Jonathan Anders [1997]
Johns Hopkins University
Citation: For his contributions to the theory and phenomenology of supersymmetry, supergravity and supercolliders.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields

Baglin, John Edward Eroc [1991]
IBM Almaden Research Center
Citation: In recognition of outstanding innovative research in the physics of thin film and interface interactions and adhesion, and in ion beam modification and synthesis of advanced materials.
Nominated by: Division of Materials Physics

Bagus, Paul A [1975]
IBM San Jose
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics

Bahcall, John N [1969]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Bai, Mei [2014]
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Citation: For outstanding contributions to the dynamics of spin-polarized beams and the acceleration of polarized protons for the first high energy polarized proton collider.
Nominated by: Division of Physics of Beams

Baierlein, Ralph F. [1996]
Wesleyan University
Citation: For his varied contributions in physics, particularly in the areas of physics education, and for his many years of service to the profession.
Nominated by: Forum on Education

Bailey, Dana K [1965]
National Bureau of Standards
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Bak, Per [1993]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For work on the theory of phase transitions and quasicrystals, and the proposal of self-organized criticality.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics

Bakajin, Olgica [2010]
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Citation: For her contributions to the development of new instrumentation for studies of protein folding and for fundamental understanding of transport and selectivity at nano-scale, with implications to understanding of membrane channels.
Nominated by: Division of Biological Physics

Baksay, Laszlo [2008]
Florida Institute of Technology
Citation: For his contributions to high energy physics, leadership of international collaborations especially in bringing the Hungarian physics community into the international enterprise, innovations and activities in science education and many efforts for the APS international program and the Forum on International Physics.
Nominated by: Forum on International Physics

Baktash, Cyrus [1995]
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Citation: For discoveries of identical bands at normal deformation of band termination in heavy nuclei, superdeformation in the A = 80 region and for seminal studies of shape evolution with spin and temperature.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics

Balachandar, Sivaramakrishnan [2006]
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Citation: For fundamental contributions to the understanding of thermal convection in the earth's mantle, the structure of bluff body wakes and their effect on the dynamics of small particles, the dynamics of vortices in wall turbulence, and theory of two-phase flow, including the equilibrium Euler formulation for disperse flow.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics

Balachandran, Aiyalam P. [1988]
Syracuse University
Citation: For originating work of seminal importance on nonperturbative, geometrical, and topological aspects of field theory and his work on solitons, monopoles, and non-Abelian anomalies.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields

Balamuth, David P [1979]
Univerity of Pennsylvania
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics

Balantekin, A. Baha [1994]
Stanford University
Citation: For his development and use of symmetry concepts in nuclear structure, heavy ion fusion dynamics, and particle production in high-energy collisions, and for his work on the solar neutrino problem.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics

Balazs, Anna Christina [1993]
University of Pittsburgh
Citation: For her innovative application of theoretical methods to describe and predict the effect of sequence distribution on the miscibility of polymer containing mixtures and their adsorption onto surfaces and interfaces.
Nominated by: Division of Polymer Physics

Balazs, Louis A. P. [1980]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields

Baldereschi, Alfonso [1993]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For his fundamental contributions to the theory of electronic states in solids, and in particular for the development of widely used methods for the calculation of electronic structure.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics

Baldridge, Kim K. [2000]
University of California, San Diego
Citation: For her development and application of methods for quantum calculations of molecular structure and reactivity, including her studies of aromaticity which continue the tradition of Maria Goeppert-Mayer.
Nominated by: Division of Computational Physics

Baldwin, Kenneth [2008]
Australian National University
Citation: For seminal contributions to quantum-atom optics and precision laser spectroscopy, organization of major international efforts to study these problems, and outstanding professional leadership.
Nominated by: Forum on International Physics

Bale, Stuart D. [2014]
University of California, Berkeley
Citation: For seminal measurements of the physics of kinetic dissipation and instabilities in the solar wind, microphysical phenomena in collisionless shocks and reconnection current sheets, and for leadership in developing experiments to measure these phenomena.
Nominated by: Topical Group in Plasma Astrophysics

Balents, Leon M. [2013]
University of California, Santa Barbara
Citation: For the theory of new topological quantum phases of electrons in condensed matter.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics

Ball, James Stutsman [1995]
University of Utah
Citation: For contributions to the theoretical understanding of the strong interactions. His development of theoretically based phenomenology and its comparison with experiment have allowed rapid testing of theoretical ideas.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields

Ball, James B. [1993]
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Citation: For his contributions to the study of one and two particle transfer reactions to elucidate nuclear structure and pairing vibrations and for his key role in development of the Holified Heavy Ion Research Facility.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics

Ballam, Joseph [1960]
Michigan State University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Balluffi, Robert W [1972]
Cornell University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Balsara, Nitash P. [2000]
Polytechnic University
Citation: For elegant experiments and definitive analysis clarifying the creation and development of structure in multicomponent polymer liquids.
Nominated by: Division of Polymer Physics

Band, William [1957]
State College of Washington
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Band, Yehuda Benzion [1996]
Ben Gurion University
Citation: For his many contributions to our understanding of the response of atoms and molecules to light, especially for the fundamental theory of molecular photodissociation and for collisions of ultracold atoms.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics

Bander, Myron [1981]
University of California at Irvine
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields

Bandrauk, Andrew [2007]
University of Sherbrooke
Citation: For pioneering theoretical contributions to elucidating intense laser interactions with molecules, including predictions of the existence of new molecules and of enhanced molecular ionization in intense laser fields, and of the usefulness of chirped pulses to control photochemical processes.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics

Bangerter, Roger Odell [1996]
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Citation: For fundamental contributions to all aspects of heavy-ion-driven inertial confinement fusion and leadership of the US effort to develop its potential as an energy source.
Nominated by: Division of Physics of Beams

Banister, John R [1962]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Banks, Thomas [1999]
Rutgers University
Citation: For many important contributions to our understanding of confinement and chiral symmetry breaking in Quantum Field Theory, and for many contributions to String Theory, including Matrix Theory, the first nonperturbative formulation.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields

Banos, Alfredo, Jr. [1941]
University of Mexico
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Bansil, Rama [2001]
Boston University
Citation: For her important contributions to phase transition kinetics, probe diffusion and chemical reactions in gels and applications of gelation in biological systems.
Nominated by: Division of Polymer Physics

Bao, Gang [2007]
Georgia Institute of Technology
Citation: For pioneering contributions in the field of molecular biomechanics and seminal impacts in developing molecular sensors for diagnosis of cellular functions
Nominated by: Division of Biological Physics

Barabasi, Albert Laszlo [2003]
University of Notre Dame
Citation: For his discovery of scale-free networks and for his theories of surface roughening and strained surfaces.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics

Baratoff, Alexis [2007]
University of Basel
Citation: For fundamental contributions to the theory of tunneling in superconductors and in scanning probe microscopes.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics

Barbaro-Galtieri, Angela [1984]
University of California, Berkeley
Citation: For contributions to the discovery and measurements of properties of both light and heavy quark resonances.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields

Barber, Herbert Bradford [1999]
University of Arizona
Citation: For pioneering contributions to the development of semiconductor detector arrays for application to biomedical research and clinical nuclear medicine.
Nominated by: Division of Biological Physics

Barber, W Carlisle [1959]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Barbour, John Charles [2013]
Sandia National Laboratories
Citation: For outstanding contributions to the science and engineering of ion-solid interactions and thin-film materials, for leadership in professional societies, and for visionary development and guidance of programs and organizations in energy and national-security science.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Energy Res & Appl.

Bardeen, James M. [1996]
University of Washington
Citation: For his seminal contributions to the theory of cosmological density perturbations, relativistic astrophysics, and galactic structure.
Nominated by: Division of Astrophysics

Bardeen, John [1938]
University of Minnesota
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Bardsley, James N [1976]
University of Pittsburgh
Citation: Also approved by the Division of Chemical Physics
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics

Barger, Amy [2007]
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Citation: For her pioneering observations and fundamental insights into the formation and evolution of galaxies and supermassive black holes.
Nominated by: Division of Astrophysics

Barger, Vernon D [1977]
University of Wisconsin
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields

Bari, Robert [2012]
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Citation: For his many contributions to nuclear power reactor safety, security, and proliferation resistance, including major contributions to probabilistic risk assessment and to methods for analyzing proliferation resistance of complex nuclear systems; and for leadership in advancing safety internationally
Nominated by: Forum on Physics and Society

Barish, Barry Clark [1985]
California Institute of Technology
Citation: For his important contributions to the study of neutrino interactions.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields

Barkas, W H [1941]
United States Navy
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Barker, Bruce M [1981]
University of Alabama
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields

Barker, Ernest F. [1925]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Barker, Lynn M. [1996]
Valyn International
Citation: In recognition for his contribution to shock wave physics; particularly for development of new instrumentation techniques for shock wave studies such as VISAR and to the understanding of shock wave propagation in condensed matter.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter

Barletta, William A. [1995]
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Citation: For his contributions to the combination of plasma devices and electron beams, free electron lasers, and conventional accelerators, as well as to the wise direction of beam physics programs during the last decade.
Nominated by: Division of Physics of Beams

Barnes, Charles A [1959]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Barnes, Daniel Charles [1991]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For original contributions to the development of long-time step methods of kinetic plasma calculation and their application to multi-dimensional problems.
Nominated by: Division of Computational Physics

Barnes, Peter D [1978]
Carnegie Mellon University
Citation: Also approved by the Division of Nuclear Physics and the Division of Particles and Fields.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics

Barnes, Richard G [1960]
Iowa State University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Barnes, Robert Bowling [1935]
Princeton University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Barnes, Sidney Walter [1937]
University of Rochester
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Barnes, Ted [2003]
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Citation: For his seminal work on hybrid and exotic hadrons and his contributions to hadron spectroscopy and to the quantum properties of spin systems.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Hadronic Physics

Barnett, Ralph Michael [1993]
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Citation: For contributions to phenomenological analyses of the Standard Model and its extensions, including studies of the nature and validity of Quantum Chromodynamics, analyses of neutral current couplings, calculations of the production of heavy quarks, and predictions of the properties and decays of supersymmetric particles.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields

Baron, Edward A. [2011]
University of Oklahoma
Citation: For work at the forefront of computational astrophysics, especially for important contributions to the theory of core collapse supernovae and leadership in the theory of radiative transport in stars and supernovae.
Nominated by: Division of Astrophysics

Baroni, Stefano [2006]
Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanz
Citation: For his seminal contributions to the broad area of modeling of condensed matter and for his services to the international electronic structure community as a promoter and an instructor.
Nominated by: Division of Computational Physics

Barr, Stephen [2011]
University of Delaware
Citation: For his original contributions to grand unified theories, CP violation and baryogenesis.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields

Barrera, Ruben Gerardo [2001]
UNAM, Mexico
Citation: For his significant contributions to the understanding of the optical properties of surfaces and inhomogenous media as well as for his leadership in the establishment and improvement of relations among physicists in the Americas, e.g., helping to create the Latin American Federation of Physics Societies.
Nominated by: Forum on International Physics

Barrett, Bruce Richard [1987]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For contributions to the theory of the microscopic structure of nuclei, principally regarding effective nuclear interactions, exact G matrix calculations, and the microscopic structure of the Interacting Boson Model.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics

Barrett, Harrison Hooker [1994]
University of Arizona
Citation: For important contributions to medical physics and imaging science, particularly to the theory and practice of radionuclide imaging in nuclear medicine.
Nominated by: Division of Biological Physics

Barrett, Joseph John [1997]
Allied Signal, Incorporated
Citation: For his pioneering contributions in the development and applications of new Raman and infrared techniques and, in particular, photoacoustic Raman spectroscopy for gas analysis and infrared sensors for avionics applications.
Nominated by: Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics

Barshay, Saul [1964]
Rutgers University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Bartell, Lawrence Sims [1968]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics

Bartels, Randy A. [2013]
Colorado State University
Citation: For advances in precision temporal, spatial and spectral control of optical and x-ray pulses, the control of quantum wave packets via sculpted light fields, and optical microscopy.
Nominated by: Division of Laser Science

Bartelt, Norman Charles [1999]
Sandia National Laboratories
Citation: For his pioneering work on the theory of thermal fluctuations and dynamic surface structure.
Nominated by: Division of Materials Physics

Bartholomew, Gilbert Alfred [1968]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics

Bartlett, Albert Allen [1984]
University of Colorado, Boulder
Citation: For outstanding contributions to physics teaching and to increased public awareness of energy-related problems in society.
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Bartlett, James H., Jr. [1931]
University of Illinois
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Bartlett, Rodney Joseph [1989]
University of Florida
Citation: For the development of many-electron methods for electron correlation in molecules, principally many-body perturbation theory and coupled-cluster theory, and their applications in chemical physics.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics

Bartschat, Klaus Richard [1998]
Drake University
Citation: For his contributions to the theory and numerical treatment of atomic collisions through advancing the density matrix description and developing the R-matrix with pseudo-states approach.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics

Barty, Christopher P.J. [2014]
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Citation: For pioneering contributions to the advancement of ultrahigh intensity laser science and to the development of laser-based x-ray and gamma-ray science.
Nominated by: Division of Laser Science

Bartynski, Robert Allen [2004]
Rutgers University
Citation: For pioneering experiments to determine the electronic properties of surfaces, especially for leadership in developing Auger Photoelectron Coincidence Spectroscopy (APECS) with synchrotron radiation as a tool for local electronic structure.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics

Baruch, Pierre [2001]
Universite Paris 7 - Denis Diderot
Citation: For his theoretical studies on energy conversion and the thermodynamical description of photovoltaic cell operation as well as for his numerous actions in support of international scientific cooperation, e.g., through the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and its Megascience Forum.
Nominated by: Forum on International Physics

Barut, Asim O [1966]
University of Colorado
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Barwick, Steven W. [2002]
University of California, Irvine
Citation: For contributions to non-accelerator, experimental particle physics, especially as co-spokesperson of the Antarctic Muon and Neutrino Detector Array, charged with oversight of detector operations and management of scientific output.
Nominated by: Division of Astrophysics

Barzi, Emanuela [2012]
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Citation: For her innovations in the development of advanced superconductors, her continuous efforts in promoting International scientific collaborations, and her unwavering mentoring of US and Italian students
Nominated by: Forum on International Physics

Basaran, Osman A. [2008]
Purdue University
Citation: For computational, theoretical, and experimental work on improving fundamental understanding of pinch-off singularities, drop formation, and electrohydrodynamics, and for development of nonstandard inkjet printing applications.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics

Basbas, George J. [1987]
American Physical Society
Citation: For important theoretical contributions to atomic collision theory, particularly energy-loss, phenomena and inner-shell excitations, and for valuable service to the scientific community as an editor of a leading journal.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics

Bashir, Rashid [2012]
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Citation: For contributions to applications of nanotechnology to biology and medicine, and development of electrical and mechanical biosensors for molecules and cells
Nominated by: Division of Biological Physics

Bashkin, Stanley [1965]
University of Arizona
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Baskerville-Bridges, Frank George [2002]
University of California, Santa Cruz
Citation: For important innovations in EXAFS techniques leading to improved understanding of local structure and correlated atomic displacements.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics

Basov, Dmitri N. [2005]
University of California, San Diego
Citation: For his significant contributions to our understanding of high temperature superconductors and other correlated electron systems using infrared and optical spectroscopy.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics

Basov, Nicolay G. [1998]
Lebedev Physics Institute
Citation: For fundamental work in the field of quantum electronics, which has led to the construction of oscillators and amplifiers based on the maser-laser principles.
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Bass, Jack [1975]
Michigan State University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics

Bass, Steffen A. [2014]
Duke University
Citation: For his pioneering work on the development of transport models for the description of relativistic heavy-ion collisions and their application to the extraction of the properties of the quark gluon plasma.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics

Bassler, Kevin E. [2014]
University of Houston
Citation: For seminal and sustained contributions to the understanding of the dynamics of complex systems, particularly concerning non-equilibrium phase transitions, emergent behavior, and dynamics in adaptive networks.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Statistical and Nonlinear Physics

Bastard, Gerald [1993]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For many valuable contributions to the theory of semiconductor heterostructures.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics

Batelaan, Herman [2008]
University of Nebraska
Citation: For outstanding contributions to electron matter optics, in particular the measurements of the Kapitza-Dirac effect and elucidation of the Aharonov-Bohm effect.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics

Bates, David R [1982]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics

Bates, Frank S. [1991]
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Citation: For original contributions to the study of polymer blends and block copolymers, including the isotope effect, fluctuation effects oh phase transitions, and chain stretching.
Nominated by: Division of Polymer Physics

Bates, John Bryant [1983]
No Company Provided
Citation: For infrared and Raman spectroscopy studies on the intrinsic and extrinsic properties of molecular and ionic solids and for contributions to the understanding of fast ionic transport in superionic conductors.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics

Batlle, Xavier [2012]
Universitat de Barcelona
Citation: For his major, original contributions to the fundamental understanding of the magnetic properties of nanostructured materials and particle-like systems, and of the interplay among finite-size, surface, interface, interaction and proximity effects
Nominated by: Topical Group on Magnetism

Batlogg, Bertram [1986]
ETH Zurich
Citation: For contributions to the understanding of f-element compounds, particularly the mixed valence states of Tm1-xSe and of the heavy-fermion compounds CeCu2Si, UPt3, and UBe13.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics

Batra, Inder Paul [1973]
Not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Batson, Philip Edward [1996]
IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
Citation: For the development of both the experimental and interpretative aspects of high spatial resolution, high energy resolution energy loss spectroscopy as a valuable addition to electron microscopy studies of matter.
Nominated by: Division of Materials Physics

Bauer, Daniel [2006]
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Citation: For his crucial contributions to the success of the Cold Dark Matter Search (CDMS) experiment.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields

Bauer, Ernst G. [1991]
Arizona State University
Citation: For elucidating the structure and phase transitions of clean and mono-and multilayer films on single crystal substrates and the development of LEEM to observe highly resolved surface structures in real space and time.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Instrument and Measurement Science

Bauer, Gerrit E. [2010]
Delft University of Technology
Citation: For exposition of the interaction between spin transport, magnetization dynamics, charge and heat transport, and mechanical motion.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Magnetism

Bauer, Gunther [1990]
Johannes Kepler University
Citation: For contributions to many aspects of the physics of compound semiconductors.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics

Bauer, Robert Steven [1986]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For outstanding experimental contributions and technical leadership in understanding the electronic properties of semiconductors, especially their surfaces and interfaces.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics

Bauer, Wolfgang W. [2003]
Michigan State University
Citation: For his many contributions to the theoretical understanding and interpretation of heavy-ion collisions, and for his contributions to undergraduate physics education.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics

Baum, Guenter G. [1995]
University of Bielefeld
Citation: For his important contributions to electron and muon deep inelastic scattering, particularly with polarized beams and targets to study QCD sum rules and determine the nucleon's internal spin structure.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields

Baur, Ulrich [2008]
State University of New York, Buffalo
Citation: For contributions to precision electroweak physics, especially the phenomenology of electroweak gauge bosons at hadron colliders.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields

Bay, Zoltan L [1958]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Baylis, William Eric [1989]
Univ of Windsor
Citation: For the development and application of techniques for the calculation of interatomic potentials, and relativistic correlation effects in atoms.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics

Baym, Gordon Alan [1969]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Also approved by the Division of Particles and Fields.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics

Bayman, Benjamin Frank [1972]
University of Minnesota
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics

Beach, Raymond J. [2014]
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Citation: For seminal contributions to high-average-power diode-end-pumped lasers, including many breakthroughs, widely adopted by the laser community, that have helped push such lasers to higher average powers and efficiencies, and for leadership in developing diode-pumped alkali-vapor lasers, and models for coherent and incoherent photon echoes.
Nominated by: Division of Laser Science

Beacom, John F. [2013]
Ohio State University
Citation: For his comprehensive work on the diffuse supernova neutrino background and for his wide-ranging work in neutrino astrophysics, which is directed at finding new sources and using their detections to probe neutrino properties and the physical conditions in the astrophysical sources.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics

Beamish, John [2011]
University of Alberta
Citation: For measurements of the shear modulus of solid 4He at low temperatures.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics

Beams, J W [1931]
University of Virginia
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Bean, Alice [2011]
University of Kansas
Citation: For her unique contribution in the design and construction of silicon detectors and other instrumentation. Her expert work of heavy quark decays in B decays. She created a novel outreach physics project Quarked!TM and also led unique undergraduate research opportunities.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields

Bean, Charles P [1960]
General Electric Research Laboratory
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Beane, Silas [2012]
New Hampshire University
Citation: For advancing the understanding of few-hadron systems from Quantum Chromodynamics by pioneering the application of effective field theories and lattice calculations of the QCD path integral to these systems
Nominated by: Topical Group on Few-Body Systems

Beard, David B [1958]
Lockheed Research Laboratories
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Beard, George B [1968]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics

Beason, James Douglas [2000]
Air Force Research Laboratory (DE)
Citation: For his leadership advancing, advocating and formulating national science policy, in particular, for his impact throughout the government in basic research, and for his fundamental contributions solving the relativistic Compton scattering kernel, and inventing innovative techniques for simulating lasers and plasmas.
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Beattie, James A [1929]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Beatty, James J. [2012]
The Ohio State University
Citation: For contributions to cosmic ray astrophysics, including leadership roles in the design, construction, and operation of the Pierre Auger Observatory, balloon-borne studies of cosmic ray antiprotons and positrons, and in searches for high energy neutrinos using radio techniques
Nominated by: Division of Astrophysics

Beaty, Earl C [1964]
University of Colorado
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Beaucage, Gregory [2008]
University of Cincinnati
Citation: For development of the unified scattering function and related work in small angle scattering from disordered materials and polymers.
Nominated by: Division of Polymer Physics

Beausoleil, Raymond [2012]
Hewlett-Packard Laboratories
Citation: For contributions to basic research in nonlinear and quantum optics with applications to information technology
Nominated by: Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics

Bebek, Christopher John [2005]
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Citation: For his contributions to the advancement of complex detector systems for bottom and charm quark experiments.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields

Becchetti, Frederick Daniel [1991]
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Citation: For his many original contributions to experimental nuclear physics including light and heavy-ion reactions, detector technology, and novel experiments with radioactive nuclear beams.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics

Bechhoefer, John L. [2009]
Simon Fraser University
Citation: For seminal experimental and theoretical contributions to nonlinear dynamics, pattern formation, phase transitions, solidification and biological physics as well as important advances of scientific instrumentation.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Statistical and Nonlinear Physics

Beck, Donald R. [2001]
Michigan Technological University
Citation: For his outstanding contributions to the development and application of many body and relativistic formalism to atoms and negative ions.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics

Beck, Douglas H. [2002]
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Citation: For pioneering work in the use of parity-violating electron scattering to elucidate the quark structure of the nucleon.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics

Beck, Paul A [1971]
University of Illinois
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics

Becker, Joseph A. [1928]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Becker, Kurt H. [1993]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For his experimental studies of electron collision processes on free radicals, transient species and complex molecules, for coherence parameter measurements in noble gases probing the role of the weaker interactions in scattering.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics

Becker, R A [1949]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Becker, Ulrich J. [2006]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Citation: For leadership in experiments elucidating the electroweak and strong interaction theories, primarily through the development of advanced instrumentation.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields

Beg, Farhat N. [2009]
University of California, San Diego
Citation: For contributions to the understanding of physics of short pulse high intensity laser matter interactions and pulsed power driven dense Z-pinches. His empirical scaling of hot electron temperature versus laser internsity has contributed significantly to the understanding of relativistic electron generation and transport in matter.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics

Behringer, Robert Paul [1993]
Duke University
Citation: For the discovery of chaos near onset for large aspect ratio Rayleigh-Bernard convection, and the discovery of propagating waves in simple granular flows: and for the development of non-invasive techniques for imaging convection in porous media.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics

Beichner, Robert John [2004]
North Carolina State University
Citation: For his efforts in advancing the field of physics education research and promoting the application of its findings in the nation's classroom.
Nominated by: Forum on Education

Beier, Eugene William [1988]
University of Pennsylvania
Citation: For important contributions to experiments in particle physics and in particular the observation of neutrinos from SN1987A in the Kamiiokande detector.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields

Beiersdorfer, Peter [2001]
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Citation: For his many contributions to precision x-ray spectroscopy of highly-charged systems and application of this spectroscopy to plasma and astrophysical problems.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics

Beise, Elizabeth J. [2001]
University of Maryland
Citation: For contributions to and leadership in electroweak interaction studies, especially for measurements of parity violation in polarized electron-nucleon elastic scattering elucidating the role of strange quarks and the anapole structure.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics

Bekefi, George [1962]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Belanger, David Peter [2003]
University of California, Santa Cruz
Citation: For investigations of critical behavior near phase transitions in pure, random, and frustrated systems, and for the development of novel optical, neutron scattering, and other techniques to measure such phenomena precisely.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics

Belcher, John [2008]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Citation: For developing 3D electromagnetic field visualization tools and for the creation and large-scale implementation of a studio-based, active learning version of introductory physics, TEAL.
Nominated by: Forum on Education

Belczynski, Krzysztof [2013]
University of Warsaw
Citation: For innovative and creative research in population synthesis modeling of compact binary systems in the universe.
Nominated by: Division of Astrophysics

Belitz, Dietrich [2010]
University of Oregon
Citation: For work on classical and quantal phase transitions, and the nature of phases affected by generic scale invariance.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics

Belk, John H. [2013]
Boeing
Citation: For ground breaking condensed matter research within aerospace and significant advancement of nanotechnologies applications within domestic and international industry.
Nominated by: Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics

Bell, George I [1967]
Los Alamos Science Laboratory
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Bell, Kenneth Lloyd [1997]
Queen's University
Citation: For his fundamental and enduring contributions to the theory of electron collisions with atoms and ions, photoionization and photodetachment, and to atomic structure with particular emphasis on transition probabilities.
Nominated by: Forum on International Physics

Bell, Michael George [1997]
Princeton University
Citation: For contributions to plasma performance optimization and investigations of confinement and stability of tokamak plasmas and for contributions to the experiments which let to the production of 10.7 MW of D-T fusion power in TFTR in November 1994.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics

Bell, Robert J [1976]
University of Missouri, Rolla
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Bellaiche, Laurent [2010]
University of Arkansas
Citation: For pioneering contributions to the first-principles theory of semiconductor alloys and ferroelectric materials.
Nominated by: Division of Materials Physics

Bellan, Paul Murray [1991]
California Institute of Technology
Citation: For seminal experimental and theoretical work in novel current drive schemes, such as spheromak and AC helicity injection, as well as basic plasma physics, such as Lower Hybrid and Drift Waves.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics

Bellettini, Giorgio [1999]
University of Pisa
Citation: For his leading role in the early design and construction of the CDF detector and as CDF co-spokesperson during the time the top quark discovery was being established.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields

Beltram, Fabio [2008]
Scuola Normale Superiore
Citation: For major contributions to nanophysics, including studies of semiconductor nanostructures and in molecular biophysics, and for leadership in promoting the international reach of Italian research.
Nominated by: Forum on International Physics

Belyanin, Alexey [2012]
Texas A&M University, College Station
Citation: For pioneering contributions in the ultrafast and nonlinear optics of nanostructured materials and the development of novel semiconductor laser sources in the mid-infrared and terahertz spectral range
Nominated by: Division of Laser Science

ben-Avraham, Daniel [2003]
Clarkson University
Citation: For contributions to statistical physics on the subjects of the kinetics of diffusion-limited reactions, diffusion and transport in disordered media, and non-equilibrium phase transitions.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Statistical and Nonlinear Physics

Ben-Itzhak, Itzik [2002]
Kansas State University
Citation: For his creative experimental studies of molecular dissociation dynamics via fragment coincidence and 3D imaging techniques; and for his studies of the creation and decay of long-lived metastable molecular ions.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics

Ben-Zvi, Ilan [1994]
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Citation: For contributions to the development of superconducting quarter wave resonator structures and superconducting radio frequency quadrupoles for the acceleration of heavy ion beams and to the development of the Accelerator Test Facility and BNL.
Nominated by: Division of Physics of Beams

Bender, Carl M. [1988]
Washington University
Citation: For contributions to the development and understanding of analytical and numerical probes of quantum field theory, the large-order behavior of perturbation theory, and for making advances in semiclassical, strong coupling, and lattice approximations.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields

Bendler, John Thomas [1984]
No company provided
Citation: For contributions to the statistical-molecular nature of local chain motions and the theory of polymer blend miscibility.
Nominated by: Division of Polymer Physics

Benedek, George B [1962]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Benenson, Walter [1978]
Michigan State University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics

Benesch, William M [1984]
No company provided
Citation: In recognition of his fundamental and wide-ranging investigations into atomic and molecular structure and behavior, particularly in relation to the properties and processes which underlie the manifestation of atmospheric phenomena
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics

Benfield, A E [1951]
Harvard University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Benford, Gregory [2004]
University of California, Irvine
Citation: For theoretical and experimental research in a wide range of fields, introducing new ideas in plasma physics, astrophysical jets, high power microwave physics, particle physics and condensed matter.
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Beni, Gerardo [1982]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics

Benioff, Paul [2001]
Argonne National Laboratory
Citation: For highly original work that first showed quantum computation to be theoretically possible and led to important subsequent advances in quantum communication and quantum computing.
Nominated by: Division of Computational Physics

Benka, Stephen G. [2002]
American Institute of Physics
Citation: For his leadership at Physics Today magazine, unwavering commitment --- scientific, social, educational, and political --- and consistently high standards of journalism on behalf of the physics community.
Nominated by: Forum on Physics and Society

Bennett, Charles L. [1999]
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Citation: For leading the team that discovered the primordial anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background radiation with COBE data and for being the Principal Investigator for its successor, the Microwave Anisotropy Probe.
Nominated by: Division of Astrophysics

Bennett, Clarence E [1941]
University of Maine
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Bennett, David [2010]
University of Notre Dame
Citation: For pioneering work in the application of gravitational lensing to solve major astrophysical problems including the nature of dark matter and discovery of extra-solar planets.
Nominated by: Division of Astrophysics

Bennett, Edward [1921]
University of Wisconsin
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Bennett, F D [1953]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Bennett, Herbert Stanton [2004]
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Citation: For insights into solid-state materials and the development of physical models that led to improved performance of electronic, magnetic, and optical materials
Nominated by: Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics

Bennett, Peter A [2003]
Arizona State University
Citation: For illumination of fundamental issues concerning the atomic structure and surface kinetics of metal-silicon systems and their surfaces.
Nominated by: Division of Materials Physics

Bennett, Ralph D [1931]
University of Chicago
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Bennett, William R, Jr. [1967]
Yale University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Benson, David J. [2009]
University of California, San Diego
Citation: In recognition of fundamental algorithms in hydrocodes and pioneering work in nonlinear, time-dependent continuum numerical simulations at the micromechanical level to develop a fundamental understanding of the response of materials to shock propagation, including energy.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter

Benson, Stephen Vincent [2002]
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
Citation: For critical contributions to the development of free-electron lasers, including the first demonstration of lasing at harmonics and of multi-kilowatt lasing with an energy recovered linac.
Nominated by: Division of Physics of Beams

Benz, Samuel [2008]
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Citation: For inventing and developing the first Josephson junction array arbitrary waveform synthesizer and using it as a practical quantum-based ac voltage standard.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Instrument and Measurement Science

Berg, Mark Alan [2000]
University of South Carolina
Citation: For the use of ultrafast nonlinear spectroscopy in exploring the molecular dynamics of liquids and other disordered materials.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics

Berger, Beverly K. [1998]
Oakland University
Citation: For her pioneering contributions to global issues in classical general relativity, particularly the analysis of the nature of cosmological singularities, and for founding the Topical Group on Gravitation of the APS.
Nominated by: Topical Group in Gravitation

Berger, Robert Lewis [1984]
Walter Reed Army Institute
Citation: For Pioneering and sustained contributions in the application and analysis of physical measurements in research in molecular biophysics.
Nominated by: Division of Biological Physics

Bergman, David J. [1989]
Tel Aviv University
Citation: For contributions to the theory of third sound, the concept of finite-size scaling, the statistical mechanics of nonequilibrium steady states, and the physics of composite media.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics

Bergmann, Gerd [1987]
Univ of Southern California
Citation: For his continuing illumination of electronic transport processes in metals, particularly in clarifying the physical interpretation of the effects of localization and in applying these ideas to important problems in metal physics.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics

Bergmann, Klaas [1992]
University of Kaiserslautern
Citation: For his development of innovative laser systems and their application to molecular scattering processes.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics

Bergou, Janos [2009]
City University of New York, Hunter College
Citation: For outstanding work in quantum optics and quantum information, in particular work on the theory of correlated emission lasers, the effect of pump statistics on the nature of the electromagnetic field produced in lasers and micromasers, and on quantum state discrimination.
Nominated by: Division of Laser Science

Bergquist, James Charles [1989]
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Citation: For the development of high-resolution, high-sensitivity laser techniques and application of these techniques to fundamental problems in atomic and molecular spectroscopy.
Nominated by: Division of Laser Science

Berker, A. Nihat [1988]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Citation: For the development of the position space renormalization group technique and its application to studies of phase transitions in physisorbed systems and liquid crystals.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics

Berkner, Klaus Hans [1984]
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Citation: For his contribution to the development of the physics of Rydberg states, his leadership role in the development of neutral beams, and many other contributions to the atomic physics of controlled fusion.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics

Berkner, Klaus Hans [1984]
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Citation: In recognition of contributions to the pure and applied physics of intense neutral beams for heating and fueling of high-temperature plasmas.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields

Berkner, L V [1941]
University of Alaska
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Berko, Stephan [1959]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Berkowitz, Ami Emanuel [1996]
University of California, San Diego
Citation: For elucidation of magnetic phenomena in particles, films, and multilayers and their technological applications.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics

Berkowitz, Max L. [1995]
University of North Carolina
Citation: For penetrating theoretical contributions to our understanding of aqueous systems in bulk and at interfaces, and to our understanding of aqueous clusters.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics

Berlinsky, A. John [1996]
McMaster University
Citation: For his contributions to the theory of the solid hydrogens, the properties of spin aligned hydrogen, frustrated magnetic systems and the electromagnetic properties of high temperature superconductors.
Nominated by: Forum on International Physics

Berman, Michael [2008]
Air Force Office of Scientific Research
Citation: For his outstanding leadership, advocacy, and support of physical science research and for fostering and developing innovative and visionary multidisciplinary partnerships.
Nominated by: Forum on Physics and Society

Berman, Paul R. [1986]
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Citation: For fundamental contributions to an understanding of the effects of atomic and molecular collisions on the behavior of gas lasers, on coherent transient phenomena, and on high-resolution spectroscopic lineshapes.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics

Bernabei, Stephano [1993]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For pioneering work on the application of lower hybrid power to tokamak discharges including the development of the original grill launcher, demonstration of lower hybrid current drive, lower hybrid plasmas and solar plasma phenomena.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics

Bernard, Claude [1998]
Washington University
Citation: For his many contributions to the numerical study of quantum chromodynamics, particularly of the weak decays of strongly interacting particles
Nominated by: Division of Computational Physics

Bernard, Peter Simon [1998]
University of Maryland
Citation: For elucidating the physics of turbulent transport and incorporating this knowledge in original closure models and for unraveling knotty problems in isotropic turbulence decay.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics

Bernatowicz, Thomas James [1999]
Washington University
Citation: For measurements of the double beta decay of 128Te and 130Te and consequent limits of <1.5 ev on the Majorana mass of the neutrino, and for key contributions to the discovery and laboratory study of ancient stardust providing new insights into grain growth in stellar outflows.
Nominated by: Division of Astrophysics

Bernhardt, Paul Allan [1994]
National Research Laboratory
Citation: For pioneering work in the area of ionospheric modification with chemical releases and high power radio waves.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics

Bernheim, Robert Allan [1985]
Pennsylvania State University
Citation: For his contributions to the field of molecular spectroscopy through his work in nuclear magnetic resonance, electron paramagnetic resonance, and laser spectroscopy.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics

Bernholc, Jerry [1991]
North Carolina State University
Citation: For pioneering and sustained contributions to the theory of point defects in semiconductors and for his contributions to the bonding and structure of atomic clusters.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics

Bernius, Mark T. [2014]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For versatility in successfully commercializing new product technology starting from fundamental physics to final product form in the fields of organic-based LEDs, solar photovoltaics (PVs), composite materials, and thermal science and technology.
Nominated by: Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics

Bernstein, Elliot R. [1992]
Colorado State University
Citation: For the development of molecular spectroscopy as a tool for the elucidation of molecular structure and conformations.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics

Bernstein, Eugene M [1976]
Western Michigan University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics

Bernstein, Herbert J [2003]
Hampshire College
Citation: For his outstanding contributions to quantum interferometry and quantum theory including the fermion spinor-rotation experiment and entanglement concentration; and for innovations in teaching, outreach and service through ISIS institute.
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Bernstein, Richard B [1965]
University of Wisconsin
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Bernstein, Robert Howard [2004]
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Citation: For the design and construction of a novel neutrino beam that made possible unprecedented precision measurements.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields

Bernthal, Frederick Michael [1993]
University Research Associates, Incorporated
Citation: For his contributions to the advancement of science by his distinguished career of science administration in the legislative and executive branches in the U.S. government.
Nominated by: Forum on Physics and Society

Berrah, Nora [1999]
Western Michigan University
Citation: For high-resolution work on few and many electron systems using lasers and synchrotron radiation leading to a better understanding of the interaction of light with matter.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics

Berry, Brian Shephard [1983]

Citation: For contributions to the study of solids by anelastic relaxation measurements, and for the application of such measurements to thin-layer materials.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics

Bers, Abraham [1968]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics

Bershader, Daniel [1967]
Stanford University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Bersohn, R [1962]
Columbia University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Bertlett, James H, Jr. [1933]
University of Illinois
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Bertozzi, William [1978]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Citation: Also approved by the Division of Nuclear Physics and the Division of Particles and Fields.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics

Bertsch, George F [1978]
Michigan State University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics

Bertschinger, Edmund [1996]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Citation: For his outstanding contributions to theoretical cosmology, especially in the understanding of structure formation in the universe.
Nominated by: Division of Astrophysics

Bertulani, Carlos A. [2012]
Texas A&M University, Commerce
Citation: For leading the development of theories for electromagnetic processes in heavy-ion collisions, including many pioneering and successful predictions for reactions involving nuclei far from the stability line.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics

Berz, Martin [1998]
Michigan State University
Citation: For pioneering the application of computational differential algebra to modeling and analysis of beam dynamics.
Nominated by: Division of Physics of Beams

Besenbacher, Flemming [2010]
University of Aarhus
Citation: For contributions to the understanding of atomic scale processes on solid surfaces, leading to breakthroughs in catalysis and nanotechnology.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics

Bestul, Alden B [1958]
National Bureau of Standards
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Betchov, Robert [1977]
University of Notre Dame
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics

Betts, R. Russell [1994]
Argonne National Laboratory
Citation: For his contributions to our understanding of nuclear structure, including high-spin states in the as-shell and the connections between clustering and deformation, and for his leadership of the APEX experiment.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics

Beutler, H [1936]
University of Michigan
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Bevk, Joze [1997]
Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technologies
Citation: For his pioneering studies of the ultrafine filamentary composites; of the seminal research of the Si-Ge monolayer superlattices and Si/SiO2 interfaces; and for the discovery of boron confinement and trapping mechanisms in Si-based heterostructures.
Nominated by: Division of Materials Physics

Beyea, Jan E. [2013]
Consulting in Public Interest
Citation: For more than three decades of public service through research, analysis, and presentations on issues of major societal concern, including environmental degradation, nuclear reactor safety, energy efficiency, and energy use.
Nominated by: Forum on Physics and Society

Beyer, Robert T [1958]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Beyster, J. Robert [1980]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics

Bhat, Pushpalatha [2010]
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Citation: For her demonstration of the effectiveness of advanced statistical methods in extracting the most information from small signals in hadron collider physics and especially for pioneering the use of these techniques to improve the measurement of the top-quark mass in the D0 experiment at the Fermilab Tevatron.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields

Bhatia, Avadh B [1966]
University of Alberta
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Bhatnagar, Ved Prakash [1995]
JET Joint Undertaking
Citation: For significant contributions to the understanding of both theory and experiment of tokamak reactor-relevant fast-wave antenna design, heating and current drive in the ion-cyclotron range of frequencies.
Nominated by: Forum on International Physics

Bialek, William Samuel [1996]
NEC Research Institute
Citation: For his contributions in understanding the neural code and the optimization of neural processing through application of the methods of theoretical physics to problems in neuroscience.
Nominated by: Division of Biological Physics

Bicerano, Jozef [1996]
Dow Chemical Company
Citation: For his contributions to methods for the predictive modeling of polymers, and especially the development of a simple and powerful new method for predicting key physical properties from the polymeric repeat unit.
Nominated by: Division of Polymer Physics

Biedron, Sandra G. [2013]
Colorado State University
Citation: For her fundamental advancement of light sources, including the control of light and harmonic light generated from coherent electron beams and the development of high-power long wavelength sources.
Nominated by: Division of Physics of Beams

Bienenstock, Arthur i [1971]
Stanford University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics

Biferale, Luca [2008]
University Tor Vergata
Citation: For his original applications of multifractal concepts, numerical simulations, and models to obtain insight into the dynamics of fully developed turbulence.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Statistical and Nonlinear Physics

Bigelow, Nicholas P. [2004]
University of Rochester
Citation: For his insightful research on cold atomic vapors and the control of atomic motion using light pressure, and particularly for his pioneering studies of the creation and manipulation of ultracold multi-species mixtures.
Nominated by: Division of Laser Science

Bigi, Ikaros I [2004]
University of Notre Dame
Citation: For correctly predicting large CP violation in B meson decays.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields

Bilderback, Donald H. [2006]
Cornell University
Citation: For his contributions to synchrotron x-ray physics in the field of x-ray optics and to the development of cryogenic cooling.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics

Bilek, Marcela M. [2012]
University of Sydney
Citation: For outstanding contributions to the physics of plasma processing, resulting in plasma sources, processes and materials with applications to industries ranging from information technology to biomedicine
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics

Bilger, Robert William [2002]
University of Sydney
Citation: For outstanding contributions to knowledge of turbulent reactive flows through insightful experiments, theory and modelling, especially for elucidating the fundamental processes in turbulent combustion and for the development of the conditional moment closure.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics

Billig, Ernst [1949]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Billinge, Roy [1991]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For construction of the Fermilab Booster, for responsibility for the SPS Magnet System, and for leading the group at CERN that took stochastic cooling from an idea to a practical technique.
Nominated by: Division of Physics of Beams

Billinge, Simon John Laird [2006]
Michigan State University
Citation: For seminal contributions to the study of atomic-scale disorder in complex nanostructured materials by developing and applying novel x-ray and neutron scattering methods.
Nominated by: Division of Materials Physics

Bilz, Heinz [1983]
No Company Provided
Citation: For outstanding contributions to the theory of virtually every aspect of lattice dynamics and the electron-phonon interaction in solids.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics

Bimberg, Dieter H [2004]
Technical University of Berlin
Citation: For pioneering work in the basic understanding, development and first demonstration of self-assembled quantum-dot heterostructures for novel lasers and amplifiers.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics

Bingham, Carrol Reid [2005]
University of Tennessee
Citation: For significant contributions to the study of nuclei at the limits of stability.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics

Bingham, Robert [2001]
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Citation: For his original and creative approaches to applying plasma physics to a diverse range of problems in laser-plasma interactions, space-, and astro-plasma physics.
Nominated by: Forum on International Physics

Biondi, Manfred A [1959]
Westinghouse Research Laboratories
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Birch, Francis [1941]
Harvard University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Birse, Michael [2011]
University of Manchester
Citation: For groundbreaking work on the implications of chiral symmetry for nucleon structure and nuclear interactions, and applications of the renormalization group to few-body systems.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Few-Body Systems

Bishai, Mary R. [2014]
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Citation: For her contributions to flavor physics, including analysis of the NuMI/MINOS neutrino beam, leadership of the accelerator neutrino program, and contributions to understanding of the b-quark.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields

Bishop, David John [1987]
Boston University
Citation: For his contributions to our understanding of the low temperature properties of condensed matter systems including metals, superconductors, and superfluids.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics

Bishop, Raymond Francis [2004]
UMIST
Citation: For pioneering development of the coupled-cluster method and its innovative application across the full spectrum of subfields of physics, as well as for his leadership of the international community of many-body theorists.
Nominated by: Forum on International Physics

Bisognano, Joseph John [1994]
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
Citation: For his research into the theory of collective and statistical phenomena in particle beams, including stochastic cooling and instabilities and application of these results to the design and operation of accelerators.
Nominated by: Division of Physics of Beams

Bitter, Francis [1931]
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Bitter, Manfred [1987]
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Citation: For the development of high resolution X-ray spectroscopy and the measurements of ion temperature and plasma rotation on tokamaks.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics

Bjorken, James Daniel [1968]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields

Bjorkeson, Albert [1924]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Bjorklund, Gary Carl [1986]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For pioneering work in non linear optics and the development and application of widely used techniques in laser spectroscopy, such as frequency modulation spectroscopy.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics

Blacic, Zlatko [2009]
New York University
Citation: For major contributions to the theoretical treatment and understanding of the quantum bound-state and dissociative dynamics of floppy polyatomic molecules, weakly bound molecular clusters, and molecular hydrogen in nanoporous materials.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics

Blackwelder, Ronald E. [1986]
Univ of Southern California
Citation: For his contributions to the physical understanding of the structure of turbulent boundary layers.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics

Blackwell, John [1983]
Case Western Reserve University
Citation: In recognition of outstanding research on the structure of biological and synthetic polymers of x-ray diffraction methodology.
Nominated by: Division of Polymer Physics

Blackwood, Oswald [1931]
University of Pittsburgh
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Blair, David G. [2013]
University of Western Australia
Citation: For many significant and innovative contributions to gravitational wave science and education, ranging from the NIOBE bar detector to investigations of instabilities in interferometers and the establishment of the Gravity Discovery Center.
Nominated by: Topical Group in Gravitation

Blair, J M [1942]
University of Colorado
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Blair, John S [1962]
University of Washington
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Blaisten-Barojas, Estela Olga [2006]
George Mason University
Citation: For pioneering work in the computational simulation of atomic and molecular clusters including significant advances in the understanding of the structure and other important properties of nanoscale systems.
Nominated by: Division of Computational Physics

Blakely, John M [1978]
Cornell University
Citation: Also approved by the Division of Chemical Physics and the Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optic Physics.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics

Blakemore, John S [1965]
Lockheed Research Laboratories
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Blankenbecler, Richard [1964]
Princeton University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Blann, Marshall [1972]
University of Rochester
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics

Blaskiewicz, Michael [2010]
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Citation: For theoretical and experimental work leading to the first successful implementation of bunched beam stochastic cooling in a high energy ion collider.
Nominated by: Division of Physics of Beams

Blatt, Frank J [1960]
Michigan State University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Blazey, Gerald Charles [2005]
Northern Illinois University
Citation: For leadership of the D0 experiment and the study of jet production at the Tevatron.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields

Bleakney, Walker [1931]
Princeton University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Bless, Stephen [2008]
Institute of Advance Technology
Citation: For experimental and analytical studies of dynamic failure in poly-crystalline ceramics, glasses, and heavy metals, and the application of those results to improved understanding of armor/anti-armor phenomena.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter

Bleuler, Ernst [1949]
Purdue University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Blewett, John P [1941]
General Electric Company
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Blick, Robert H. [2012]
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Citation: For his distinctive contributions to the physics of quantum dots and nanomechanical systems, and for his fine contributions to developing new on-chip screening methods for ion channel spectroscopy and mass spectroscopy of proteins
Nominated by: Division of Materials Physics

Blitzer, Leon [1965]
University of Arizona
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Blitzer, Leon [1966]
University of Arizona
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Block, Steven [2011]
Stanford University
Citation: For his originality in the direct measurement of the forces and motions in single biomolecular complexes using optical trapping approaches.
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Blodgett, Kathrine B [1939]
General Electric Company
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Bloembergen, N [1955]
Harvard University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Blondin, John M. [2009]
North Carolina State University
Citation: For extensive contributions to the study of accreting systems, stellar outflows, supernovae, and supernova remnants through hydrodynamic simulations, and for his authorship and maintenance of the VH-1 hydrodynamic code.
Nominated by: Division of Astrophysics

Bloom, Elliott Daniel [1985]
Stanford University
Citation: For his outstanding contributions to the development of the crystal ball detector and the study of gamma ray transitions.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields

Bloom, M [1962]
University of British Columbia
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Bloom, Stewart D [1962]
University of California
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Blucher, Edward Charles [2006]
University of Chicago
Citation: For his work in measurements of electroweak processes, in particular for precise determinations of the parameters of kaon decays and the elucidation of the "unitarity puzzle" in kaon physics.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields

Bludman, Sidney A [1966]
University of Pennsylvania
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Blum, Lesser [1980]
University of Puerto Rico
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics

Blumel, Reinhold [2003]
Wesleyan University
Citation: For outstanding research in classical and quantum chaos and its application in atomic and molecular physics.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics

Bockstaller, Michael R. [2014]
Carnegie Mellon University
Citation: For his fundamental contributions to the understanding of block polymer – nanoparticle composites leading to control of novel photonic and plasmonic properties.
Nominated by: Division of Polymer Physics

Bodansky, David [1962]
University of Washington
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Bodek, Arie [1984]
University of Rochester
Citation: For numerous and significant contributions to the field of experimental particle physics, particularly in the areas of deep inelastic electron and neutrino scattering, and the hadronic production of charm.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields

Bodenhausen, Geoffrey [1996]
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Citation: For his numerous contributions toward making magnetic resonance one of the most sophisticated and versatile methods available for gaining insight into structure and dynamics of molecules in condensed and gas phase.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics

Bodenschatz, Eberhard [2003]
Cornell University
Citation: For illuminating experiments on Rayleigh-Be'nard convection and directional solidification, for ground breaking measurements of acceleration in fully developed turbulence, and for significant contributions to understanding electro-convection in liquid crystals.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics

Bodner, Stephen E. [1980]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics

Bodwin, Geoffrey Thomas [2000]
Argonne National Laboratory
Citation: For definitive contributions to the systematic understanding of heavy quarkonia in terms of QCD, to the proof of factorization in QCD, and to the understanding of chirality in lattice gauge theory.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields

Boer, Karl W [1967]
University of Delaware
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Boettger, Jonathan C. [2012]
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Citation: For diverse contributions of profound impact on modern methods of simulating matter under extreme conditions, especially equations of state and properties of heavy element systems, and for synthesizing the computed results in ways significant to the success of experiments important to national security
Nominated by: Division of Computational Physics

Boggs, Steven E. [2014]
University of California, Berkeley
Citation: For his contributions to high-energy astrophysics, in particular the development of novel gamma-ray and X-ray instruments with a focus on spectroscopy.
Nominated by: Division of Astrophysics

Boghosian, Bruce Michael [2000]
Boston University
Citation: For contributions to mathematical and computational fluid dynamics, lattice models of fluids and soft condensed matter, and leadership and service in the field of computational physics.
Nominated by: Division of Computational Physics

Bohm, Arno [1975]
University of Texas
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields

Bol, Kees [1980]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics

Boldyrev, Stanislav A. [2014]
University of Wisconsin
Citation: For his seminal contributions to fundamental understanding of magnetized plasma turbulence, with broad applications to space and astrophysical plasmas.
Nominated by: Topical Group in Plasma Astrophysics

Bolef, Dan I [1963]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Bollen, Georg [2006]
Michigan State University
Citation: For his seminal contribution to the development pf Penning traps for short-lived radioactive isotopes and for high-precision mass measurements of these isotopes.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics

Bollinger, John J. [1990]
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Citation: For the development of ion-trap spectroscopy resulting in the highest accuracy yet achieved, and sensitive tests of fundamental physical properties including spatial isotropy and the linearity of quantum mechanics.
Nominated by: Topical Group Precision Measurement & Fundamental Constants

Bond, J. Richard [1998]
University of Toronto
Citation: For fundamental contributions to astrophysics and cosmology; in particular for developing the understanding of fluctuations in the cosmic background radiation.
Nominated by: Division of Astrophysics

Bond, Peter D [1982]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics

Bondybey, Vladimir E [1984]
University of Central Florida
Citation: For studies of nonradiative transitions, investigations of spectroscopy and structure of gaseous and matrix-isolated molecular ions by time resolved laser-induced florescence, and for the development of techniques for studies of metal clusters.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics

Bonham, Russell A [1982]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics

Boninsegni, Massimo [2007]
University of Alberta
Citation: For the development of a novel methodology enabling accurate, large-scale Quantum Monte Carlo simulations of interacting many-body systems, and for its application to the investigation of the supersolid phase of helium and of superfluidity of molecular hydrogen.
Nominated by: Division of Computational Physics

Bonitz, Michael [2011]
Universitaet Kiel
Citation: For pioneering contributions to the field of strongly correlated classical and quantum plasmas, including the development of a statistical theory and first-principle computer simulations.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics

Bonn, Douglas [2003]
University of British Columbia
Citation: For seminal work in elucidating the ground and excited states of high temperature superconductors through microwave studies of quasiparticle dynamics in samples of exceptional quality.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics

Bonnecaze, Roger T. [2006]
University of Texas
Citation: For seminal contributions to the understanding of suspension and interfacial flows.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics

Bonner, Jill C [1977]
University of Rhode Island
Citation: Also approved by Forum of International Physics
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics

Boorse, H A [1949]
Columbia University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Booske, John H. [2011]
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Citation: For pioneering contributions to the development of coherent radiation sources in the submillimeter wave and terahertz regime, in particular in the physics of sheet electron beams, advanced cathode, and interaction of high power microwave with materials.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics

Borguet, Eric [2009]
Temple University
Citation: For his seminal contributions to our understanding of optical, molecular and electronic phenomena at buried interfaces, complex interfaces, and nanosystems; and for the development of novel experimental tools and methodologies, particularly the development of fluorescent labeling of surface species.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics

Borland, Michael [2007]
Argonne National Laboratory
Citation: For outstanding contributions to fourth generation light sources, particularly for development and support of the program ELEGANT, the first integrated accelerator code to realistically model coherent synchrotron radiation effects.
Nominated by: Division of Physics of Beams

Boronat, Jordi [2014]
Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya
Citation: For his development and implementation of high order imaginary-time propagators in Diffusion and Path-Integral Monte Carlo simulations and for their use for the accurate determination of equation of state of quantum fluids and dilute Fermi gases in various geometries and in the BEC-BCS crossover regime.
Nominated by: Division of Computational Physics

Borsa, Ferdinando [2001]
Iowa State University
Citation: For his novel and pioneering applications of NMR and NQR to a wide variety of problems in condensed matter physics, including stripe physics in cuprate superconductors and magnetization tunneling in molecular nanomagnets.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics

Bortoletto, Daniela [2004]
Purdue University
Citation: For important contributions to top and bottom quark physics, and leadership in the development and fabrication of precision silicon detectors.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields

Boshier, Malcolm G. [2014]
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Citation: For high precision laser spectroscopy of hydrogen and muonium, and for advancing the state of the art in cold atom manipulation.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics

Boswell, Roderick William [1998]
Australian National University
Citation: For the invention, development, theory and applications of the helicon plasma source.
Nominated by: Forum on International Physics

Bottcher, Christopher [1986]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For versatile theoretical studies of atomic and molecular processes involving development of new powerful methods of mathematical and numerical analysis.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics

Bourgin, David G. [1931]
University of Illinois
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Bourne, Neil K. [2012]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For seminal work enhancing understanding of the kinetics of deformation mechanisms in condensed matter and their interaction to define the response of inert and energetic materials to extreme mechanical loading
Nominated by: Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter

Bousso, Raphael [2012]
University of California, Berkeley
Citation: For fundamental discoveries in the field of quantum cosmology, including the covariant entropy bound and the string landscape
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields

Bowen, Kit Hansell, Jr. [1995]
Johns Hopkins University
Citation: For his pioneering fundamental contributions to our knowledge of negative ion solvation, the electronic structure of metal clusters, the stability and structure of negative ions and the science of nanostructured materials.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics

Bower, Robert W. [2004]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For the invention and development of the self-aligned gate transistor, and innovative contributions in the CCD, metal silicide and three-dimentional device technologies.
Nominated by: Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics

Bowers, John Edward [1996]
University of California, Santa Barbara
Citation: For contributions to the understanding of the ultrafast characteristics of optoelectronic devices and materials.
Nominated by: Division of Laser Science

Bowers, Michael Thomas [1987]
University of California, Santa Barbara
Citation: For outstanding contributions both theoretically and experimentally on the Mechanism and Dynamics of Ion-Molecule Reactions.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics

Bowles, Thomas Joseph [1992]
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Citation: For his exemplary experimental work on neutrino mass from the beta decay of tritium, and his leadership in the development of new solar neutrino experiments.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics

Bowman, J. David [1985]
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Citation: For experimental studies of pion charge-exchange reaction in nuclei, leading to his discovery of the isovector monopole resonance in nuclei.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics

Bowman, Joel Mark [1989]
Emory University
Citation: For pioneering work on rotational rainbows and quantum mechanical reduced dimensionality approaches to reactivate scattering; also for pioneering work on the self-consistent field approach to molecular vibrations.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics

Boyce, James B. [1990]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For innovative applications of NMR and EXAFs to structural problems in condensed-matter physics.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics

Boyd, Iain D. [2014]
University ofMichigan, Ann Arbor
Citation: For major contributions in the development of high fidelity computational models for simulation of non-equilibrium processes in low temperature plasma with application to plasma thrusters, plasma plumes and their interaction with the ionosphere.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics

Boyd, Richard H. [1980]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Polymer Physics

Boyer, Timothy Howard [2003]
City College of New York
Citation: For original contributions to the classical and quantum theories of electromagnetism, and in particular to the theories of van der Waals and Casimir interactions.
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Boykin, Timothy [2011]
University of Alabama, Huntsville
Citation: For contributions to the theory and full-bandstructure modeling of semiconductor nanostructures.
Nominated by: Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics

Bozovic, Ivan [1998]
Varian Research Center
Citation: For his outstanding contributions to atomic-layer engineering of cuprate superconductors and other complex oxides, fabriction of delicate multilayers and superlattices, and their innovative spectroscopic characterization.
Nominated by: Division of Materials Physics

Braaten, Eric Alan [2000]
The Ohio State University
Citation: For his contributions to our understanding of finite temperature and heavy quark quantum chromodynamics, and in particular, for the development of hard thermal loop resummation techniques and NRQCD.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields

Brackbill, Jeremiah U [1982]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics

Brackett, F. S. [1927]
University of California
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Brackett, F. S. [1928]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Bradbury, James N. [1991]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For his leadership at LAMPF in showing the way this research instrument can be used in applied field of physics.
Nominated by: Division of Biological Physics

Bradley, David K. [2009]
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Citation: For the development and use of high speed optical and x-ray instrumentation to discover new phenomena in high energy density plasmas.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics

Brady, John Francis [1994]
California Institute of Technology
Citation: For contributions to the fundamental understanding of transport processes in heterogeneous media, particularly the diffusive and rheological behavior of microstructured fluids, and for the invention and development of Stokesian Dynamics.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics

Brady, Patrick [2010]
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Citation: For pioneering contributions to gravitational-wave physics and the search for gravitational waves, and for studies that deepened our understanding of singularities and of critical collapse.
Nominated by: Topical Group in Gravitation

Brambilla, Nora [2012]
Tech Univ Muenchen
Citation: For contributions to the theory of heavy-quark-antiquark systems, including the development of new effective field theories, and for contributions to the field of heavy-quarkonium physics through the founding and leadership of the Quarkonium Working Group
Nominated by: Topical Group on Hadronic Physics

Brand, Helmut Rainer [1995]
University of Bayreuth
Citation: For his elucidation of novel phenomena in driven complex condensed matter systems, and for his extraordinary success in motivating quantitative experiments relevant to his theoretical work.
Nominated by: Forum on International Physics

Brandan, Maria-Ester [1997]
IFUNAM
Citation: For her contributions to the theoretical understanding of the interaction between heavy ions, deduced from analyses of their scattering in terms of refractive phenomena.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics

Brandenberger, John Russell [1999]
Lawrence University
Citation: For stimulating incorporation of laser physics in undergraduate curricula, for advocacy of undergraduate research, and for creative leadership in building an exemplary undergraduate physics program.
Nominated by: Forum on Education

Brandenberger, Robert H. [2001]
Brown University
Citation: For his contributions to the development of inflationary Universe cosmology, in particular the theory of cosmological perturbations and the analysis of reheating.
Nominated by: Division of Astrophysics

Brandenburg, George W. [1992]
Harvard University
Citation: For contributions to the design and construction of the CDF detector and its utilization to study the properties of gauge bosons.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields

Brandt, Werner [1968]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics

Brandt, William N. [2009]
Pennsylvania State University
Citation: For his leadership of and numerous contributions to deep extragalactic X-ray surveys and active-galaxy studies, which have advanced understanding of the physics and evolution of accreting supermassive black holes and other cosmic X-ray sources.
Nominated by: Division of Astrophysics

Brasefield, Charles J [1931]
University of Michigan
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Brasseur, James G. [2009]
Pennsylvania State University
Citation: For advancements in knowledge of nonclassical interscale interactions in turbulence and in large-eddy simulation of the high Reynolds number boundary layer, and for interdisciplinary contributions to gastro-intestinal medicine by integrating physiology, mechanics, and mathematical modeling.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics

Brataas, Arne [2011]
Norwegian University of Science & Technology
Citation: For contributions to the theory of spin transport and dynamics in magnetic nanostructures and mesoscopic systems.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Magnetism

Bratkovsky, Alexander Mikhailovich [2005]
Hewlett-Packard Laboratories
Citation: For contributions to the theory of magnetoresistance and spin injection and design of electronic and spintronic nanodevices.
Nominated by: Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics

Brau, Charles A. [1999]
Vanderbilt University
Citation: For his contributions to the development of free-electron lasers, and his discovery of the rare-gas halide excimer lasers.
Nominated by: Division of Physics of Beams

Brau, James Edward [2000]
University of Oregon
Citation: For contributions to the development of particle detectors, particularly calorimeters and vertex detectors, and for studies of the properties of the Z boson with the SLD detector.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields

Braun, Hans Albert [1998]
University of Marburg
Citation: For the discovery of noise mediated neuronal oscillators and for elucidating their nonlinear dynamical properties.
Nominated by: Division of Biological Physics

Braun-Munzinger, Peter [1994]
AGS Laboratories
Citation: For his contributions to our understanding of medium energy and relativistic heavy ion reactions, including the observations and elucidation of energy flow and nuclear stopping and his studies of hard photons.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics

Bravyi, Sergey [2013]
IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
Citation: For groundbreaking research in topological stabilization of quantum information, including no-go theorems for passive 2d quantum memory, possible 3d memories, and the techniques of magic state distillation and surface codes which have become central to efforts to build a practical quantum computer.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Quantum Information

Bray, Igor [1999]
Flinders University of South Australia
Citation: For the codevelopment of the Convergent Close-Coupling theory which has unified the theoretical treatment of electron-atom collisions at all energies, for both excitation and ionization processes.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics

Bray, Philip J [1958]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Brecher, Aviva [1999]
Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
Citation: For her many contributions to society in the areas of transportation research, environmental mitigation and strategic arms control.
Nominated by: Forum on Physics and Society

Brecher, Kenneth [1983]
Boston University
Citation: For original contributions to theoretical high energy astrophysics and cosmology.
Nominated by: Division of Astrophysics

Breckenridge, R G [1950]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Breckenridge, William Howard [1999]
University of Utah
Citation: For his pioneering contributions to state-to-state dynamics using laser pump-probe "bulb" methods, to half collision van der Waals methods in dynamics, and to laser spectroscopic characterization of bonding in metal/rare-gas diatomic molecules.
Nominated by: Division of Laser Science

Bredas, Jean Luc [1993]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For theoretical studies of electronic structure of conjugated polymers, their conductivity when doped and their nonlinear optical polarizabilities.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics

Breidenbach, Martin [1985]
Stanford University
Citation: For his outstanding contributions to detector development which were crucial to the discoveries of the ψ and ψ.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields

Breit, G. [1923]
University of Minnesota
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Breizman, Boris N. [2001]
University of Texas
Citation: For the development of basic theories to describe a wide variety of nonlinear plasma phenomena and the corellation to experimental data.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics

Brennan, Joseph Michael [1997]
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Citation: For contributions to the design, construction, and implementation of synchrotron rf acceleration systems, and specifically the AGS.
Nominated by: Division of Physics of Beams

Brenner, Michael [2004]
Harvard University
Citation: For his creative, stimulating, and seminal contributions to various subjects in Fluid Dynamics, namely to fluid singularities, single bubble sonoluminescence, electrohydrodynamics, and sedimentation.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics

Brewer, A Keith [1931]
Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Brewer, Leo [1967]
University of California
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Briand, Jean Pierre [1984]
University P & M Curie ISAP
Citation: For important contributions at the interface between atomic and nuclear physics, and for fruitful efforts to strengthen the collaboration between physicists in France and in the United States of America.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics

Briber, Robert M. [1995]
University of Maryland
Citation: In recognition of fundamental work on the elucidation of the effect of crosslinking on the thermodynamics and phase separation behavior of polymer blends.
Nominated by: Division of Polymer Physics

Briere, Roy [2014]
Carnegie Mellon University
Citation: For important contributions to the physics of particles containing b and c quarks, crucial to the success of the CLEO and BESIII experiments, and for leadership roles in those experiments.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields

Briggs, John Stuart [1996]
University of Freiburg
Citation: For seminal work in understanding the interaction of matter with ions, electrons and light.
Nominated by: Forum on International Physics

Brillouin, Leon [1942]
University of Wisconsin
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Brillson, Leonard Jack [1984]
Ohio State University
Citation: For contributions to the physics and chemistry of metal/semiconductor interferes which have provided insight into the electronic properties of the interfaces.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics

Bringans, Ross D. [1993]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For pioneering work in the application of angle resolved photomission spectroscopy to semiconductor surfaces.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics

Brinke, Gerritt ten [1990]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For fundamental studies of the thermodynamics of interaction among copolymer molecules and its role in affecting miscibility of their blends.
Nominated by: Division of Polymer Physics

Brinkman, John A [1971]
North American Rockwell
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics

Brinsmade, James B [1931]
Williams College
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Briscoe, William John [2005]
George Washington University
Citation: For significant contributions to the understanding of pionic and electromagnetic interactions with nucleons and nuclei, fundamental symmetries such as time-reversal invariance and charge symmetry; and the design and construction of the JLab Tagged Photon.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics

Britt, Harold C [1968]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics

Brittin, Wesley E [1966]
University of Colorado
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Brizard, Alain [2011]
Saint Michael's College
Citation: For pioneering the modern formulation of nonlinear gyrokinetics, including the development of methodology for general geometry, the theory of dynamical reduction, and a variational formulation of the gyrokinetic-Maxwell system.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics

Broadhurst, Martin G [1970]
National Bureau of Standards
Citation: Also approved by the Division of Polymer Physics, and the Division of Condensed Matter Physics.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics

Brock, Raymond [1999]
Michigan State University
Citation: For many contributions to experimental high energy physics and the D0 detector which have helped to establish the future direction of physics at FERMILAB.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields

Brodkey, Robert S. [1987]
Ohio State University
Citation: For his pioneering research on coherent structures in turbulent shear flows using imaginative flow visualization techniques.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics

Broida, H P [1953]
National Bureau of Standards
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Broido, David A. [2014]
Boston College
Citation: For seminal theoretical contributions to the fundamental understanding of thermal and thermoelectric transport in bulk and nanostructured materials.
Nominated by: Division of Materials Physics

Brooks, Philip Russell [1989]
Rice University
Citation: For groundbreaking experiments in reactions of oriented molecules, vibrationally and rotationally excited molecules, and in the spectroscopy of the transition region.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics

Brophy, James J [1960]
Armour Research Foundation
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Citation: For his contribution toward understanding the dynamics and evolution of large scale eddy structures and vortex pairing in mixing layers and turbulent mixing processes in stratified fluids.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics

Browder, Thomas E [2003]
University of Hawaii
Citation: For major contributions to the understanding of the relationship between flavor mixing and the violation of CP symmetry.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields

Brower, David L [2003]
University of California, Los Angeles
Citation: For the development and implementation of advanced plasma diagnostic tools and for contributions to the fundamental understanding of turbulence and anomalous transport in toroidal confinement systems.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics

Brown, April [2011]
Duke University
Citation: For outstanding contributions to development and application of molecular beam epitaxy to the formation advanced device structures, with particular contributions to the advancement of the strained heterostructures forming modern microwave devices.
Nominated by: Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics

Brown, Boyd Alex [1987]
Michigan State University
Citation: For penetrating and comprehensive studies which combine careful analyses of experimental data with accurate calculations of nuclear wave function models so as to uncover fundamental features of nuclear structure.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics

Brown, Charles N. [1990]
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Citation: For his leadership in a series of experiments studying dimuon production by high-energy hadrons.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields

Brown, Duncan A. [2014]
Syracuse University
Citation: For leadership in all aspects of the search for gravitational wave signals from compact binary coalescences, including algorithms, waveform templates, pipelines, statistical interpretation, and connection with general relativity and astrophysics.
Nominated by: Topical Group in Gravitation

Brown, Edmond [1969]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics

Brown, Elliott R. [2007]
University of California, Los Angeles
Citation: For breakthroughs in THz science and technology including new solid-state coherent sources: (1) resonant-tunneling oscillators, and (2) photomixers; new detectors based on single-crystal, semimetal-semiconductor junctions; and high-resolution spectroscopy of solids.
Nominated by: Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics

Brown, George S. [1985]
University of California, Santa Cruz
Citation: For important contributions to the application of synchrotron radiation to research in atomic and solid state physics.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics

Brown, Gerald E [1958]
University of Birmingham
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Brown, H S [1950]
University of Chicago
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Brown, Hugh R. [1988]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For the development of novel and powerful experimental methods for investigating crazing in polymers.
Nominated by: Division of Polymer Physics

Brown, Ian Gordon [1995]
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Citation: For significant contributions to applied plasma physics, particularly its use in materials sciences and surface modification as well as development and study of vacuum arc ion sources.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics

Brown, J [2010]
North Carolina State University
Citation: For his contributions to classical and quantum general relativity, in particular for the discovery of a quasi-local expression for the energy density, and the discovery of a central charge in the Poisson algebra of symmetries of 2+1 dimensional asymptotically Anti-deSitter spacetimes.
Nominated by: Topical Group in Gravitation

Brown, J. Michael [2004]
University of Washington
Citation: For outstanding development and application of novel shock and static techniques for the accurate measurement of the properties of geological and other materials at high pressures.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter

Brown, Lowell S [1968]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields

Brown, Michael [2011]
University of Arizona
Citation: For the development and application of nuclear spin relaxation in biophysics and applications to investigating the molecular dynamics of proteins and lipids in membranes; for introduction of concepts of membrane elastic deformation on the mesoscale to explain functional lipid-protein interactions in celluar membranes.
Nominated by: Division of Biological Physics

Brown, Norman [1987]
University of Pennsylvania
Citation: For his fundamental and original experimental and theoretical contributions to the understanding of the relationship between the structure of crystalline, polymetric, and biological materials and their mechanical behavior.
Nominated by: Division of Polymer Physics

Brown, Richard M [1961]
University of Illinois
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Brown, Robert William [1999]
Case Western Reserve University
Citation: For industrial research and development advancing the performance of the magnetic-field system in magnetic resonance imaging, and for contributions to the knowledge, applications and teaching of MRI.
Nominated by: Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics

Brown, S. Leroy [1931]
University of Texas
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Brown, Stanley G. [2000]
American Physical Society
Citation: For his role as Editor in the success of Physical Review D and Physical Review Letters, and for his contributions as Administrative Editor and Editorial Director to policy and management of the APS journal operation.
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Brown, T B [1946]
George Washington University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Brown, Truman Roscoe [1988]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For pioneering application of 13C and 3p NMR to in vivo enzyme kinetics and chemical shift imaging in three dimensions.
Nominated by: Division of Biological Physics

Brown, Virgina R [1982]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics

Brown, Weldon G [1932]
University of Chicago
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Brown, William F, Jr. [1938]
Princeton University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Browne, Charles I [1960]
Los Alamos, New Mexico
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Browne, Cornelius P [1959]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Browne, James C [1971]
University of Texas
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics

Browne, John C. [1989]
No Company Provided
Citation: For outstanding contributions to the study of analog states, nuclear astrophysics, and nuclear fission, particularly in the application of the neutron-capture reaction in our understanding nucleocosmochronometry.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics

Bruhwiler, David [2010]
Tech-X Corp
Citation: For extensive accomplishments in computations of beam andplasma, including codiscovery of quality beams fromlaser-plasma interaction, methods for computationsof electron cooling for ion accelerators, and for discovering the importance of tunneling ionization in plasma wake field acceleration.
Nominated by: Division of Physics of Beams

Brumer, Paul W. [1993]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For the development of quantum and classical dynamics of isolated molecules and the coherent control of chemical reactions.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics

Brundle, Christopher Richard [1983]
No Company Provided
Citation: For pioneering work in the area of molecular photoelectron spectroscopy and in the application of electron spectroscopies to adsorption and oxidation processes at surfaces.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics

Brune, Carl [2010]
Ohio University
Citation: For his numerous significant and carefully executed experiments which have advanced our understanding of nuclear astrophysics and the nuclear structure and reactions of light nuclei.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics

Bruschweiler, Rafael [2008]
Florida State University
Citation: For fundamental contributions to methodology and applications of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy in combination with novel computational approaches for the dynamic characterization of proteins in solution.
Nominated by: Division of Biological Physics

Brush, Stephen G [1977]
University of Maryland
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Forum on International Physics

Bruus, Henrik [2011]
Tech Univ of Denmark
Citation: For contributions to microfluidics including innovative research in lab-on-a-chip systems, electrohydrodynamics, and acoustics, and as the author of a leading textbook on theoretical microfluidics.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics

Bruynseraede, Yvan J. [1992]
Katholieke University of Leuven
Citation: For his contribution to the study of the structure-property relationship in thin films, electron localization, and superconductivity.
Nominated by: Division of Materials Physics

Bryan, Ronald A [1975]
Texas A&M University
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields

Bryant, Garnett W. [2006]
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Citation: For seminal contributions to the theory of semiconductor quantum dots and other complex quantum nanostructures and to nanooptics.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics

Bryant, Howard C. [1980]
University of New Mexico
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics

Bryman, Douglas Andrew [1986]
Univ of British Columbia
Citation: For leadership in the experimental search for lepton number conservation and in pion decay experiments confirming the hypothesis of electron-muon university.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics

Buchsbaum, Solomon J [1962]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Buchta, J W [1940]
University of Minnesota
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Buck, Warren Wesley, III [1998]
Hampton University
Citation: For creating a Ph.D. program in physics at Hampton University, pioneering several model programs to attract diverse students into physics, and involving minority educational institutions in physics research.
Nominated by: Forum on Education

Buckingham, Amyand David [1986]
Univ of Cambridge
Citation: For the development of the basic statistical mechanical theory that relates the equilibrium electromagnetic properties of a gas to the properties of clusters of interacting molecules.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics

Buckingham, E. [1927]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Buckman, Stephen John [1998]
Australian National University
Citation: For benchmark experiments in low-energy electron-atom and electron-molecular scattering.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics

Buckmaster, John David [1986]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For fundamental contributions to fluid mechanics which have, in particular, helped to transform combustion theory into a mathematical science.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics

Budai, John [2007]
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Citation: For seminal materials physics contributions to the structure and synthesis of quasicrystals, nanocrystals formed by ion-implantation, and epitaxial high-temperature superconductors using advanced synchrotron x-ray techniques.
Nominated by: Division of Materials Physics

Budhani, Ramesh Chandra [2004]
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
Citation: For his contributions to the understanding of vortices in superconductors, including pinning by linear defects, motion under thermal and electric field gradients, and studies of dissipation with probes of varying time scales.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics

Budker, Dmitry [2005]
University of California, Berkeley
Citation: For his contributions to the spectroscopy of complex atoms, atomic-physics tests of fundamental symmetries, and for his leadership in the field of nonlinear magneto- and electro-optics of resonant systems.
Nominated by: Topical Group Precision Measurement & Fundamental Constants

Budnick, Joseph I [1975]
University of Connecticut
Citation: Also approved by the Forum on the History of Physics, Forum on Education, and Forum on Industrial and Applie
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics

Budnitz, Robert J. [1987]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For leadership in applying physics to issues in environmental and energy policy and careful studies of the technology of nuclear reactor safety.
Nominated by: Forum on Physics and Society

Bueche, A M [1962]
General Electric Research Laboratory
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Bueche, F [1962]
University of Akron
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Buettiker, Markus [1990]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For developing formulate of conductance and Hall effect using transmittive properties of samples with more than two connections.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics

Buff, Frank P [1962]
University of Rochester
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Bugg, William M [1974]
University of Tennessee
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields

Buhrman, Robert Alan [1991]
Cornell University
Citation: For his contributions to the understanding of fluctuations in superconducting weak links, nanometer scale electronics, and interfaces in high temperature superconductors.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics

Bulgac, Aurel [2006]
University of Washington
Citation: For his ground-breaking work on collective properties of many-fermi systems, particularly on the theory of nuclear pairing.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics

Bunce, Gerry M. [2002]
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Citation: For work in spin physics, including the muon 'g-2' experiment, contributions and leadership in the RHIC spin program and the discovery of lambda polarization in production at high energy.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics

Bundschuh, Ralf A. [2012]
The Ohio State University
Citation: For his significant contributions to our quantitative understanding of biophysical properties of nucleic acids and to the use of physical approaches in biological sequence analysis
Nominated by: Division of Biological Physics

Buneman, Oscar [1968]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics

Bunker, Bruce A. [2012]
University of Notre Dame
Citation: For contributions to the development of X-ray absorption spectroscopy and applications to complex nanoscale materials
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics

Bunning, Timothy [2006]
AFRL/MLPJ
Citation: For fundamental and innovative elucidation of the structure-property relationships of novel passice and synamic polymer-based photonic materials; which is enabling the development of next-generation adaptive optical platforms.
Nominated by: Division of Polymer Physics

Buonanno, Alessandra [2011]
University of Maryland
Citation: For revolutionizing our understanding of quantum optical noise in interferometric gravitational-wave detectors (with Chen), creating the EOB approach to 2-body dynamics (with Damour), and leading the creation of template families for searches for gravitational waves from compact binaries.
Nominated by: Topical Group in Gravitation

Buongiorno-Nardelli, Marco [2010]
North Carolina State University
Citation: For his seminal work on surfaces and interfaces for energy and environment applications, as made possible by his development of novel techniques for the first principle evaluation of the properties of complex and nanostructured materials.
Nominated by: Division of Computational Physics

Burbidge, Geoffrey Ronald [1988]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For his fundamental work on nucleosynthesis, the nature of radio sources, and the role of the quasistellar objects in the structure of the Universe.
Nominated by: Division of Astrophysics

Burchat, Patricia R. [2001]
Stanford University
Citation: For her contributions to the understanding of heavy quark physics, particularly in semileptonic weak decays, in mixing of neutral D and B mesons, and in CP violation.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields

Burgdorfer, Joachim [1992]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For insightful and convincing contributions to the theory of interactions of ions with gases and solids.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics

Burgers, J M [1956]
University of Maryland
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Burkardt, Matthias [2004]
New Mexico State University
Citation: For his contributions towards understanding the connection between generalized parton distributions and the distribution of partons in impact parameter space and his contributions to light-cone QCD.
Nominated by: Topical Group on Hadronic Physics

Burke, David Lyle [1992]
Stanford University
Citation: For contributions to the development of high-energy electron-position colliders.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields

Burke, Kieron [2007]
University of California, Irvine
Citation: For his seminal contributions to the development and application of the density functional theory of ground and excited electronic states, and electronic dynamics in condensed matter.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics

Burkert, Volker Dietmar [2004]
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
Citation: Experimental research in the area of strong QCD and confinement, especially studies of nucleon excitations, their transition form factors, and the nucleon spin response in the resonance region.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics

Burkhardt, Theodore W. [2006]
Temple University
Citation: For his contributions to the theory of phase transitions at surfaces and interfaces, and his contributions to the statistical mechanics of polymers.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics

Burman, Robert L [1977]
Los Alamos Science Laboratory
Citation: Also approved by the Division of Particles and Fields and the Division of Fluid Dynamics.
Nominated by: Division of Nuclear Physics

Burnett, Keith [1996]
University of Oxford
Citation: For seminal theoretical and experimental work on interrogation and manipulation of atomic collisions by light, and their application to quantum optics, strong-field physics, and Bose-Einstein condensation.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics

Burns, Jack O'Neal [1998]
University of Missouri, Columbia
Citation: For fundamental contributions to the observation and numerical modeling of extragalactic jets and clusters of galaxies.
Nominated by: Division of Astrophysics

Burnstein, Ray A [1982]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields

Burrell, Keith Howard [1985]
General Atomics
Citation: For experimental and theoretical investigation in the area of particle and energy transport in magnetically confined plasmas, especially for work on controlling that transport.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics

Burrow, Paul David [1987]
Univ of Nebraska - Lincoln
Citation: For his refinements of electron transmission spectroscopy and its innovative application to the determination of the structure, lifetimes and energies of large molecular excited states.
Nominated by: Division of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics

Burrows, Adam Seth [1992]
Princeton University
Citation: For his theoretical contributions to our understanding of supernova neutrino bursts, in particular, and supernova theory, in general and for his prescient predictions prior to SN1987A of the duration and magnitude of neutrino signals from neutron star formation.
Nominated by: Division of Astrophysics

Burrows, David [2007]
Pennsylvania State University
Citation: For his seminal contributions to high energy astrophysics, including his early development of CCD detectors for X-ray astronomy and his leadership of the XRT instrument on SWIFT.
Nominated by: Division of Astrophysics

Burrows, Philip [2008]
University of London
Citation: For his leading contributions to precision studies of quantum chromodynamics in the light and heavy quark sectors, based on polarized Z0 decays recorded with the SLD experiment at SLAC.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields

Bush, John W.M. [2009]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Citation: For novel contributions to surface-tension dominated flows, elucidation of their appearance in biological contexts, and for many illustrations of the visual beauty of fluid dynamics.
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics

Bussee, Friedrich H [1981]
University of California at Los Angeles
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Fluid Dynamics

Bustamante, Carlos J. [1995]
University of Oregon
Citation: For pioneering the application of optical methods and scanning probes in measurements of the properties of single DNA molecules.
Nominated by: Division of Biological Physics

Busza, Wit [1989]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Citation: For pioneering the use of nuclear targets for the study of the mechanisms of particle productions at high energies, in particular the space-time evolution of the production process.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields

Buti, Bimla [1993]
Affiliation not available
Citation: For pioneering and distinguished studies of nonlinear and chaotic plasma processes and for developing mathematical models for the proper interpretation of intriguing observations in space and astrophysical plasmas.
Nominated by: Division of Plasma Physics

Butler, Joel Nathan [1990]
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Citation: For his leadership in the study of charm quark states.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields

Butler, Laurie Jeanne [2002]
University of Chicago
Citation: For fundamental and pioneering contributions to the understanding of non-adiabatic effects in molecular photophysics and photoreactivity.
Nominated by: Division of Chemical Physics

Butterworth, Ian [1985]
Imperial College London
Citation: For his many important contributions to the study of particle physics and in particular that of both charged and neutral current neutrino interactions.
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields

Buyers, William James Leslie [1984]
Chalk River Labs
Citation: For extensive original contributions, theoretical and experimental, to studies of structure and basic excitations in in condensed matter, in particular of magnetic excitations in both ordered and disordered crystals.
Nominated by: Division of Condensed Matter Physics

Byer, Robert L. [1991]
Stanford University
Citation: For fundamental contributions to the development and application of stable, tunable solid state laser sources and to nonlinear optical phenomena such as four wave mixing and harmonic generation.
Nominated by: Division of Laser Science

Byerly, Perry [1931]
University of California
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: American Physical Society

Byers, Nina [1982]
Affiliation not available
Citation: Not available
Nominated by: Division of Particles and Fields

Byrd, John [2012]
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Citation: For his seminal contributions to accelerator science in the areas of: collective beam behavior, coherent synchrotron radiation in storage rings and femtosecond timing and synchronization of accelerator systems
Nominated by: Division of Physics of Beams

Byrum, Karen L. [2014]
Argonne National Laboratory
Citation: For contributions in advancing a complimentary experimental approach for studying dark matter by including cosmic gamma-rays and for contributions in developing new technologies for triggering and photo-detection.
Nominated by: Division of Astrophysics